Minahasa’s Cry: Indigenous Voices Rise Against Mining Onslaught in Indonesia Country Indonesia agnes Tue, 09/10/2024 – 10:34 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Rikson Karundeng In the heart of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, a battle for survival is taking place. The ancient land of Minahasa, celebrated for […]
Read MoreGlobal law firm K&L Gates has advised an international investor in a China logistics develop-to-hold core fund managed by ESR on the fund’s divesture of its portfolio of over RMB 5.8 billion of logistics assets in China. ESR is a leading Asia-Pacific new economy real asset manager. The divestment comprises […]
Read MoreTwo people collect drinking water in plastic containers at the intake of the pumping station of the desalination plant located in Las Mangas, Granma province, Cuba. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños / IPS By Dariel PradasBAYAMO, Cuba, Sep 9 2024 (IPS) Overnight, hundreds of people in the rural community of Las […]
Read MoreRoad to CBD COP16: New Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples Country Global agnes Mon, 09/09/2024 – 09:49 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By CS Staff The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) will commence in Cali, Colombia on October […]
Read MoreIndigenous Leader in Exile Guarded in Her Celebration of Reported Release of Brooklyn Rivera Country Nicaragua agnes Thu, 09/05/2024 – 16:53 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By John McPhaul Exiled Miskitu leader Anexa Alfred Cunningham was guarded in her celebration of the release of Brooklyn Rivera (Miskitu) on Friday, […]
Read MoreLaw No. (5) of 2024 Regulating Real Estate Registration (the Real Estate Registration Law), was published in the Official Gazette on 5 June 2024 and takes effect from that date. The Real Estate Registration Law repeals and replaces Law No. (14) of 1964 on the Property Registration Regulation (the Repealed […]
Read MoreBangladesh Feni Flood August 2024. People wading through the flood waters, in search of shelter in Feni. Credit: UNICEF/Sultan Mahmud Mukut By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Sep 6 2024 (IPS) Since late August, severe flash floods and monsoons plaguing Bangladesh have affected nearly 6 million people. Bangladeshi officials have declared the […]
Read More6 Things to Do on International Indigenous Women’s Day Country Global agnes Thu, 09/05/2024 – 10:22 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image September 5 is the International Day of Indigenous Women commemorated in honor of Aymara warrior Bartolina Sisa, who in 1780, along with her husband Túpac Katari, led an […]
Read MoreWith fewer than 100 days to go to COP29, the highest decision-making body on climate issues under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the need for creative and innovative solutions to protect lives and livelihoods is now extremely urgent. The State of the Climate in Africa 2023 […]
Read MoreMunich – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Dr. Andrea Spellerberg as a partner in its Finance practice. Dr. Spellerberg joins the firm’s Munich office from Norton Rose Fulbright. Dr. Spellerberg is a debt finance partner with more than 20 years of experience. She has a very strong financial […]
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